Sanctuary City Says “No” to the ‘Summer of Love 50th
Anniversary Concert’

June 06, 2017 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--City of San Francisco says no to our Summer of Love 50th
Anniversary concert denying a second permit application accusing us of
advertising the concert without permission. Other grounds for denial
include the use of volunteers and refusing to use a production manager
handpicked by their permits department, a pretext to privatization and
cultural cooption of this event, said Boots Hughston President of the
Council of Light and producer of this event.

Council of Light alleges that the San Francisco Permits Department’s
onerous demands and conditions include:

We cannot use volunteers

We must hire someone to run the event from a list compiled by the
Permits Department

We are not allowed to post the event date

We cannot advertise the concert until given permission

You must have a paid web master

Council of Light claims that the San Francisco Permits Department
horrendous actions include:

Intentionally delaying application started 18 months ago.

Requiring us to adhere to different standards than other applicants

Privatizing access to the ‘commons’ not allowing us use of a public
park

Denying local community groups while permitting large corporations

Imposing outrageous permit fees and costs in the hundreds of thousand

Refusing to meet with volunteer leaders, and denying us due process

Council of Light have met all standards of compliance and have a long
history of peaceful and well organized events. Despite decades of
successful concerts produced in the past, this administration refuses to
allow the Summer of Love event to go forward.

For more information and the email string documenting these
abuses and permit denial please contact Boots2b1@yahoo.com.